gorse
Prickly heath plant
Gorse is a thorny evergreen shrub with bright yellow flowers, common on heaths and moors in Britain and western Europe.
Its dense, spiny growth makes it nearly impenetrable: The hillside was covered in gorse.
The plant blooms almost year-round, giving rise to the saying "When gorse is out of bloom, kissing's out of fashion."
Open uncultivated upland
- heathOpen land with shrubs
- moorUncultivated peaty upland
- peatlandWetland with accumulated plant matter
- bogAcidic peat wetland
upland · fell · scrubland · hillside · common · wasteland · downs · bracken
Multi-stemmed woody plant
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
hedge · briar · bramble · legume · copse · brushwood · cover · dense
Sharp plant projections
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- spikyHaving sharp projections
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
needles · scratchy · impenetrable · defensive · armed · bristly · hooked · piercing
Bright yellow, or precious
- buttercupYellow meadow flower
- daffodilYellow trumpet-shaped spring flower
- sunshineDirect rays from above
- canaryYellow caged songbird
saffron · amber · mustard · forsythia · marigold · sunflower · goldenrod · dandelion
Hard-shelled tropical drupe
- almondEdible tree nut
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- scentedHaving added fragrance
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
sweet · honey · perfumed · springtime · blossom · heady · distinctive · tropical
Organism's natural environment
- shelterProtected place or structure
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- linnetsSmall Old World finches
- yellowhammersYellow-plumaged European songbirds
warblers · rabbits · cover · refuge · biodiversity · sanctuary · insects · pollinators
moorland
Open uncultivated upland
- heathOpen land with shrubs
- moorUncultivated peaty upland
- peatlandWetland with accumulated plant matter
bog · upland · fell · scrubland · hillside · common · wasteland · downs · bracken · heather
bush
Multi-stemmed woody plant
underbrush · hedge · briar · bramble · legume · copse · brushwood · cover · dense · impenetrable
thorns
Sharp plant projections
sharp · needles · scratchy · impenetrable · defensive · armed · bristly · hooked · piercing · scratching
golden
Bright yellow, or precious
- buttercupYellow meadow flower
- daffodilYellow trumpet-shaped spring flower
- sunshineDirect rays from above
canary · saffron · amber · mustard · forsythia · marigold · sunflower · goldenrod · dandelion · jonquil
coconut
Hard-shelled tropical drupe
aromatic · sweet · honey · perfumed · springtime · blossom · heady · distinctive · tropical
habitat
Organism's natural environment
yellowhammers · warblers · rabbits · cover · refuge · biodiversity · sanctuary · insects · pollinators · bees
- scrubland plantssagebrush, mesquite, chaparral, greasewood, saltbush
- Bach Flowersagrimony, aspen, beech, centaury, chicory
- Legume Plantslupine, lupin, broom, laburnum
- links golfSt Andrews, links course, links golf, fescue, dunes
- floraleaves, petals, stems, buds, branches
- shrubsshrub, bush, boxwood, lilac, forsythia
gorsemoss
Spore-bearing ground cover
soft grass · clover · lamb's ear · cotton grass · chamomile